MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	251% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '18 at 17:32
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 303 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 959 93% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,272 79% 1,272 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 852 624 614 619 618 613 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,049 Write 1,672 Mixed 785 SusWrite 656 287% 1,290 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 64.7 252% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,113 DQ Write 1,258 DQ Mixed 807 713% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 254%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 59GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 128 134 138 137 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 440 Write 161 Mixed 214 SusWrite 136 52% 238 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 39.9 161% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 111 97% 146 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 82%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 69GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 119 125 124 128 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 412 Write 144 Mixed 196 SusWrite 125 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 39.9 162% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 124 102% 145 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 240GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,285 Write 8002 Mixed 7,410 1,764% 7899 MB/s	4K Read 970 4K Write 401 4K Mixed 439 2,246% 604 MB/s	DQ Read 1,890 DQ Write 1,278 DQ Mixed 1,343 1,067% 1,504 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 123 120 124 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 116 Write 132 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 123 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 30 MC Write 63.7 MC Mixed 30.9 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 12.8 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	109x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	91x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	62x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	134x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	45x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16